News
Sophie Harris (URBS ’12) Greens Up New Orleans
We've been talking about urban green spaces a lot since our recent tour of the proposed Philly Rail Park.
Josh Curran (URBS ’09) on Vegas Revitalization
As a part of his work with Resort Gaming Group, alum Josh Curran (URBS '09) has been working toward the revitalization of downtown Las Vegas.
School Closures Conference
On June 19, 2015, over 65 people gathered at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia for a one-day convening on school closure research in the mid-Atlantic.
More Than Just Dollars and Cents
Ariel Bierbaum, a Visiting Scholar at the Urban Studies Program this year (2014-15) and Urbs alumn (2000), has spent the past year observing the impact of school closures on Philly neighborhoods and interviewing the communities and public agencies affected by the process.
CultureBlocks Receives Recognition from the Harvard Ash Center
Urbs Co-Director Mark Stern & SIAP Director Susan Seifert get shouts out for their CultureBlocks mapping tool, from the Harvard Ash Center's Bright Idea Program.
A Hundred Years’ Failure: Politico Article by Dr. Eric Schneider
Dr. Schneider has an article published in Politico.
Rosaline Zhang (’14) on Teacher Evaluations
Congratulations to recent URBS graduate Rosaline Zhang, who's op-ed How to set up evaluations that help teachers improve has made it to the Seattle Times
Alumni Mentor Program
We invite you to help us inaugurate our alumni mentor program! The goal is to connect Urban Studies undergrads with alumni for career networking and advice, using our Urban Studies Alumni Group on LinkedIn as the vehicle for the initial contact.
In memoriam, Michael B. Katz, 1939-2014
Michael B. Katz, the Walter H.
Penn IUR wins Pew Project Grant
Congratulations to the Penn Institute for Urban Research, and our own Professor Paul Farber, on scoring a Pew Center for Arts & Heritage 2014 project grant!